"Java Data Objects (JDO) 2.0, a specification for Java object persistence that has been controversial of late, is to be offered under Apache open source licensing, said a Sun Microsystems architect at the TheServerSide Java Symposium event on Friday.
"The more liberal Apache licensing will allow users to do what they wish with the technology, said Sun architect Craig Russell. Version 1.0 of JDO had been offered under the more-restrictive Sun Community Source License, Russell said..."